Honeywell and Intel Security Team to Secure Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Internet of Things
June 24 2015 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Intel Security Technologies to be Included in
Honeywell’s Industrial Cyber Security Solutions for Process
Control
Honeywell (NYSE:HON) Process Solutions (HPS) and Intel Security
today announced they will collaborate to help bolster protection of
critical industrial infrastructure and the Industrial Internet of
Things (IIoT). Intel Security’s McAfee® technologies will be
integrated with Honeywell’s Industrial Cyber Security Solutions,
providing Honeywell customers with enhanced security software to
protect their control systems from malware and misuse.
HPS is a leader in the industrial automation space, and its
Industrial Cyber Security Solutions group has a dedicated global
team of industrial cyber security experts that provide products,
services and technologies to help protect industrial automation and
control systems against cyber threats. The collaboration between
Intel Security and HPS will combine the latest advances in cyber
security technology with Honeywell’s unique industrial process
domain knowledge to provide tailored security solutions for the
industrial environment.
“The threat of cyber attacks on industrial and critical
infrastructure targets is growing rapidly and our customers are
demanding effective cyber security to assist them in protecting
their assets and people. Working with Intel Security expands our
capabilities to enhance the availability, reliability and safety of
customers’ industrial control systems and plant operations,” said
Jeff Zindel, global business leader for Honeywell’s Industrial
Cyber Security Solutions group. “Our collaboration with Intel
Security will enable integrated, validated solutions for our
industrial process customers to more rapidly deploy and better
protect their investment. This approach is critical to enable the
productivity potential of Honeywell automation solutions and the
Industrial Internet of Things.”
The growing threat of cyber attacks to industrial targets is a
major global concern according to a global survey on cyber security
conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs in September 2014 on behalf of
Honeywell. Two-thirds of those surveyed thought that the oil and
gas, chemicals and power industries were particularly vulnerable to
cyber attacks.
Initially, Honeywell will qualify Intel Security’s Application
Whitelisting and Device Control with its own proprietary cyber
security for its Experion® Process Knowledge System, providing a
fully vetted and qualified solution designed to increase security
without sacrificing reliability. Honeywell is also offering Intel
Security’s Enterprise Security Manager and Next Generation Firewall
to its customers. The products will be supported by Honeywell’s
Industrial Cyber Security Risk Manager, which provides a continuous
evaluation of cyber security risks within industrial environments.
The McAfee Application Whitelisting maintains system integrity by
allowing only authorized code to run. McAfee Device Control allows
users to specify and categorize what data can and cannot be
transferred to various plug-in devices. The Honeywell qualification
of Intel Security’s Application Whitelisting and Device Control is
a tangible result of this strategic relationship.
The benefits from the integration include:
- Tested, proven and validated protection
from known and unknown malware threats against systems using
Experion Process Knowledge System.
- Consistent protection for both
connected and air-gapped systems with no additional need for
signature updates.
- Change Policy Enforcement so that
system changes are made according to authorized policy and
process.
- Integrated management and analysis of
cyber security risk using Honeywell Industrial Cyber Security Risk
Manager.
- Ideal for isolated systems within
industrial control systems, this solution is designed to work
without having access to the Internet or any other network.
“Protecting our critical infrastructure and the emerging IIoT
from cyber threats is a priority, and the collaboration of two
industry leaders will go a long way toward that goal,” said Raj
Samani, vice president and chief technology officer, Intel
Security. “Technologies in the IIoT space have a tremendous amount
of potential, and we can’t let security concerns undermine that;
instead, security has to enable the growth of IIoT, and that’s what
our engagement with Honeywell will do.”
About Intel Security
McAfee is now part of Intel Security. With its Security
Connected strategy, innovative approach to hardware-enhanced
security, and unique McAfee Global Threat Intelligence, Intel
Security is intensively focused on developing proactive, proven
security solutions and services that protect systems, networks, and
mobile devices for business and personal use around the world.
Intel Security is combining the experience and expertise of McAfee
with the innovation and proven performance of Intel to make
security an essential ingredient in every architecture and on every
computing platform. The mission of Intel Security is to give
everyone the confidence to live and work safely and securely in the
digital world. www.intelsecurity.com
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About Honeywell Process Solutions
Honeywell Process Solutions (www.honeywellprocess.com) is a
pioneer in automation control, instrumentation and services for the
oil and gas; refining; pulp and paper; industrial power generation;
chemicals and petrochemicals; biofuels; life sciences; and metals,
minerals and mining industries. Process Solutions is part of
Honeywell's Performance Materials and Technologies strategic
business group, which also includes UOP, a leading international
supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents,
equipment, and consulting services to the petroleum refining,
petrochemical, and gas processing industries.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified
technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide
with aerospace products and services; control technologies for
buildings, homes, and industry; turbochargers; and performance
materials. For more news and information on Honeywell, please
visit www.honeywellnow.com.
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Intel SecuritySal Viveros,
+44-7921-891-506Sal_Viveros@mcafee.comorHoneywell Process
SolutionsDon Empie, +1-832-252-3619donald.empie@honeywell.com
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